Policy Advisory Group (PAG)

About the PAG

The Policy Advisory Group (PAG) brings together representatives from leading organizations across healthcare, public policy, research, and advocacy. As part of our NIH-funded project, Cost-Effectiveness of Health System and State-Level Strategies to Improve Diet and Reduce Cardiometabolic Diseases, the PAG plays a key advisory role—providing guidance on the study’s aims, methods, and broader direction. The group meets regularly with the research team to help ensure that our work remains relevant, actionable, and aligned with the needs of diverse stakeholders, including scientific, healthcare, governmental, and community-based audiences.

Members

Sonia Angell, MD, MPH
Kofi D. Essel, MD, MPH, FAAP
Mark Fendrick, MD
Beth Frates, MD, FACLM, DipABLM
Senator Dan Glickman
Diane Harris, PhD, MPH
Michael Jacobson, PhD
David A. Kessler, MD
Jim Krieger, MD, MPH
John Lumpkin, MD, MPH, FAAN, FACEP, FACMI
Michelle Morse, MD, MPH
Rocco Perla, Ed.D
Pamela Schwartz, MPH
Lynn Silver, MD, MPH, FAAP
Laurie Whitsel, PhD, FAHA

Who We Are

Learn more about the experts and researchers from the Food is Medicine Institute who are leading this work.